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Self Fulfilling Prophecy Analogy

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The Psychology Of Religion Steven Pinker I

many tragedies come from our physical and cognitive makeup. our bodies are extraordinarily improbable arrangements of matter, with many ways for things to go wrong and only a few ways for things to go right. we are certain to die, and smart enough to know it. our minds are adapted to a world that n...

The Psychology Of Belief And Bias

Or at least the ramifications of the aspects of it i find most of concern script lazyperfectionist1.blogspot.com

Psychology Of Belief, Part 5 Compliance Techniques

Which is more likely? that missionaries generate converts through the power of holy inspiration? or that missionaries are really clever marketers? edit ray's method here is probably more than just a foot in the door effect. you will also notice a few door in the face questions as well. these are ...

Chris French And Robert Brotherton 'conspiracy Minded'

Cfi uk and bha presents chris french and robert brotherton on 'conspiracy minded the psychology of belief in conspiracy theories' at the 2011 cfi uk conspiracy theories conference.

God's Emotions 3 Do Christians Really Believe God Has Emotions?

God's emotions series part 3 do christians really believe god has emotions? most religions talk about a realm beyond the natural world, a supernatural realm filled with supernatural persons. these persons have loyalties, desires and other human psychological qualities. in the case of traditional ch...

Psychology Of Belief Part 9 Agenticity

Answering the question of why people keep seeing god in perfectly natural phenomena. note that the second experiment was intended to be given to children. the bit with the pencil and the tiger is even verbatim with the actual experimental procedure. so if it seems a little condescending, then unde...

Matt Hussey The Psychology Of Entrepreneurship

free newsletter the21convention.com facebook facebook.com subscribe on youtube bit.ly about matthew hussey declared the anthony robbins of the 21st century by 21 convention architect anthony dream johnson, matthew's rise to success as a speaker and a coach has bee...

God's Emotions The Real Part 2 What Psychology Can And Can't Say About God

Upload of what should have been part 2 but we made a small booboo way back. the old 2a & 2b will remain in a series called christian belief through the lens of cognitive science but this one will go in the god's emotions playlist where it belongs. sorry for any confusion

Psychology Of Belief, Part 4 Misinformation Effect

In this episode, we learn why personal testimony is universally regarded as the weakest form of evidence. yet despite this fact, personal testimonies are heavily emphasized among religious circles anyway. that says a lot about the value of truth among religious circles, doesn't it?

Psychology Of Belief, Part 10 Summary And Conclusions

Let's face it. we could make 10 hours worth of this stuff, but hopefully the point has been made. all religious faiths, without exception, are empirically unjustified. they exist only because human beings are prone to psychological manipulation and cognitive bias. not only have we conclusively debun...

Why Do We Need A Belief In God With Michael Shermer

Learn garageband in only 30 days mhlo.co buymichael shermer's newest book here amzn.to michael shermer is the author of the believing brain from ghosts and gods to politics and conspiracies how we construct beliefs and reinforce them as truths. he is also the founding publisher of skeptic magaz...

Psychology Of Belief, Part 3 Confirmation Bias

Presentation of the principles of confirmation bias and belief perseverance. the natural human tendency is to seek out only the evidence that supports what we already believe, and to ignore evidence that may debunk our beliefs. we also tend to cling to beliefs even after the original evidence which ...

37. Lawrence Krauss Beyond Belief 2008

Lawrence m. krauss is foundation professor in the school of earth and space exploration and the physics department, co director of the cosmology initiative and inaugural director of the origins initiative at arizona state university. he is an internationally known theoretical physicist with wide res...

Dawahfilms Belief In God Is Biological God Exists..?

I respond to dawahfilms presenting the biological argument for the existence of god and the need or lack of need to offer explanation for a belief in god. his video i am responding to youtube.com thanks to dawahfilms for permission to use his clips. i would also say to him keep on the track you a...

The Belief Instinct Cognitive Religious Studies Jesse Bering

Grokscience.wordpress.com why do so many people believe in god? evolutionary psychologist and scientific american blogger jesse bering has a novel answer to this tired question. in the belief instinct, he explains that although the evolution of language was beneficial allowing us to communicate...

Psychology Of Belief, Part 1 Informational Influence

How can 2 billion believers all be wrong? simple. the more believers there are, the more efficiently they generate more believers. music celestial soda pop by ray lynch